Like many parents of children Jamie's age, I assume, we struggle with his entertainment choices. His fascination with superheoes is so genuine and enthusiastic that we enjoy watching him get excited about new programs and discoveries. But, of course, we worry about what is appropriate for him. One thing that has impressed us ever since he has gotten into superheroes, however, has been his ability to understand the make-believe quality of it, so he is often non-plussed but things that we might think are scary. Sometimes we're a little sad I guess that he is already such a big boy, but recently we had proof that he is very much still our sensitive little Jamie.
On a chilly Saturday afternoon, Sarah and the boys found the Christopher Reeves Superman on TV. Jamie had never seen it and Sarah figured, here's a superhero show where there's not too much scary stuff to worry about. As the movie started, Jamie had lots of questions about why Superman's planet was getting to close to the sun and various details. But then as Superman's parents were sending him away and he realized they were going to die his questions became much more anxious until he proclaimed to Sarah, "Now I'm crying Mommy!" and then proceeded to do just that. She was pretty happy to console him and tell him no one would ever take him away from us.
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